Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Ryan Thompson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 273	# 354
VBR	# 638	# 712

Projections

Strikeouts	9	5
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.41	4.02
WHIP	1.30	1.33

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 396	# 327

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 167	# 382

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	46

Games Started	15	0

Innings Pitched	97.0	40.2

Wins	6	4

Losses	7	2

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	7

Hits Allowed	117	50

Earned Runs	50	19

Home Runs Allowed	17	3

Strikeouts	78	29

Walks	28	13

ERA	4.64	4.20

WHIP	1.49	1.55

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	8

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.1	6.3

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	10	6

Earned Runs	5	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	5

Walks	3	2

ERA	4.41	4.02

WHIP	1.30	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
News
	The Cubs added Aaron Civale to their 26-man roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	The Diamondbacks placed Ryan Thompson on the 15-day injured list with a strained lower back. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Aaron Civale is being traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th	Ryan Thompson and the Arizona Diamondbacks have come to an agreement on a $3.95 million salary for the 2026 season, avoiding arbitration. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th
	The Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	Aaron Civale allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 2 1/3 innings in Friday's loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th
	Aaron Civale allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six over 4 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC			Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#166
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#347
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ KC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ SD
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Sat, Apr 4th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sun, Jun 21st				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Ryan Thompson (2026)

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